January 2, 2008Ron Paul on climate changeRon Paul 2008: The federal government has proven itself untrustworthy with environmental policy by facilitating polluters, subsidizing logging in the National Forests, and instituting one-size-fits-all approaches that too often discriminate against those they are intended to help. The key to sound environmental policy is respect for private property rights. The strict enforcement of property rights corrects environmental wrongs while increasing the cost of polluting. Mitt Romney on climate changeCBS News: Katie Couric Asks The Candidates In "Primary Questions:" Is The Global Warming Threat Overblown? Romney: I think the risks of climate change are real. And that you're seeing real climate change. And I think human activity is contributing to it. I would develop within this country sources of energy which would allow us to be free of foreign oil. But sources that don't emit CO2. And that's nuclear power, clean-burning coal, all of our renewable resources and so forth. I also wanna see much greater efficiencies in our autos, in our homes, in our businesses. That'll get is energy independent. I don't wanna have America unilaterally think it's somehow gonna stop global warming. They don't call it America warming. They call it global warming. And that means China, which is the biggest CO2 emitter in the world, as well as other nations, like Indonesia and Brazil, are gonna have to be a part of the global effort. So Kyoto was wrong, because it left major polluting nations out. John McCain on climate changeJohn McCain 2008: McCain supports a mandatory cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions and will push policies to limit carbon emissions by harnessing market forces that will bring advanced technologies, such as nuclear energy, to the market faster. In turn this will reduce US dependence on foreign supplies of energy, and see to it that America leads in a way that ensures all nations do their rightful share to combat global warming. He will also push the developmend of “clean” coal technologies and apply a moratorium on building new inefficient coal-power plants. Rudy Giuliani on climate changeJoinRudy2008: America possesses 27% of the world’s coal. We must commercialize clean coal technologies, including carbon sequestration, so we can utilize this vast domestic resource. No statement on whether a Giuliani administration will issue a moratorium on coal-fired power plants that do not capture and sequester CO2. Bill Richardson on climate changeCitizens for Global Solutions: I do support U.S. participation in binding international climate agreements. It is time for us to work with other nations, bilaterally and multilaterally, to create new treaties and agreements—stronger than Kyoto—as well as financing structures, that will change the world’s energy and climate policies as well as our own. Dennis Kucinich on climate changeKucinich for President: A Kucinich administration would immediately put the United States in the forefront of solving the global warming crisis by rejoining the Kyoto accord and implementing its recommendations. On the domestic front, I am an original co-sponsor in the House of Representatives of HR 1950, the Safe Climate Act of 2007. This is an act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate introduced by Rep. Henry Waxman of California. As President I will continue to support the goals and targets of this important piece of legislation. Mike Gravel on climate changeMike Gravel for President 2008: Senator Gravel believes that global climate change is a matter of national security and survivability of the planet. As President, he will act swiftly to reduce America's carbon footprint in the world by initiating legislation to tax carbon at the source and cap carbon emissions. He is also committed to leading the fight against global deforestation, which today is second only to the energy sector as a source of greenhouses gases. However, any legislation will have little impact on the global environment if we do not work together with other global polluters. China, India and under-developed nations all work together fighting climate change can only be effective if it is a collective global effort. As President, Senator Gravel will see that the U.S. launches and leads a massive global scientific effort, integrating the world's scientific and engineering community, to end energy dependence on oil and integrate the world's scientific community in this task. Barack Obama on climate changeCitizens for Global Solutions: As the world’s largest per capita emitter, most vibrant economy, and technological leader, the United States must assert leadership to fight global warming both at home and abroad. By adopting an aggressive cap on domestic emissions, the U.S. can begin to confront the problem while recapturing the moral authority to lead the world toward an effective and equitable solution. While the United States must lead, we must ensure that China, India, Brazil and all our major trading partners also move quickly to confront this shared global challenge. Chris Dodd on climate changeChris Dodd for President: Reduce 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mandating the framework of the Sanders "Cap-and-trade" legislation and the toughest, most transparent rules possible, we can make serious reductions to carbon emissions every decade. By 2020, the U.S. must reduce its emissions by 15% of 80 percent below 1990 levels; by 2040, emissions must be reduced by 2/3 of 80 percent; and by 2050, emissions must be reduced to a level that is 80 percent. John Edwards on climate changeCBS News: Katie Couric Asks The Candidates In "Primary Questions:" Is The Global Warming Threat Overblown? Edwards: It seems to me that every time we get more scientific information it indicates the problem is more severe, more serious than we though. So, no, I don't think it's being over-hyped. Hillary Clinton on climate changeCitizens for Global Solutions: America’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol and refusal to participate in any international effort to deal with the tremendous challenges of climate change as well as other unilateral steps by the Bush administration did damage to our international standing. The Bush administration has ignored the problem and wasted time that should have been spent fighting climate change. We must return our attention to this most vital of concerns. Fred Thompson on climate changeCBS News: Katie Couric Asks The Candidates In "Primary Questions:" Is The Global Warming Threat Overblown? Thompson: There are a lot of unanswered questions. We don't know to the extent this is a cyclical thing. This may or may not effect very much. The extremists, I think, are the ones who want to do drastic things to our economy before we have more answers as to how much good we can do, and whether or not people in the other parts of the world are going to contribute. It's the fact that our entitlements are bankrupting the next generation. We're spending the money of those yet to be born and we can't continue that way. Mike Huckabee on climate changeMike Huckabee for President: I believe that we must be good stewards of our environment and support many paths to reducing our emission of greenhouse gases, such as more nuclear power and alternative sources of clean energy. As part of our overall effort, I also support a cap and trade system, which has worked well for reduction of sulphur dioxide emissions. However, I do not agree with those who want all allowances to be auctioned off because I believe that will create too great a burden on businesses. The alternative to cap and trade is a carbon tax, which I don’t support. December 3, 2007Joe Biden on climate changeFrom the candidate’s energy, climate change plans: There is scientific consensus that our climate is warming and human activity is driving it. Global warming not only has serious consequences for our environment, it poses a serious national security threat. We not only need to act at home to cap greenhouse gas emissions, we also need to work toward a global solution. October 3, 2007Question: Climate ChangeVirtually all reputable research supports the conclusion that global warming is a growing crisis caused, at least in part, by the burning of fossil fuels. Would you propose mechanisms to control and reduce carbon emissions through a carbon tax, a "cap and trade: system, or some other regulatory program? Would you favor a moratorium on coal-fired power plants that do not capture and sequester CO2? Should a U.S. program to limit CO2 emissions depend on what other countries do? |
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